>> the white house has proposed extending them and it is opening day in terms of the fiscal cliff, their opening bid, they proposed extending basically a whole batch of them. they have just like everyone else, when we do tax reform we really need to get rid of some of these. >> host: you are a tax writer with see q roll-call, we have been talking about tax extender issues, and their role in the fiscal cliff negotiations. >> for video of other events we have covered about the fiscal cliff, see our special web page. there's also a live twitter stream with comments from the ridge and reporters and a resource area with related documents and links. c-span.org/fiscal cliff. >> an update from capitol hill reporter on the latest in the senate on president obama's proposal on the fiscal cliff and the debt ceiling. this is about five minutes. >> andrew taylor covers congress for the associated press. there were some attempts by mitch mcconnell to get roll-call votes on the president's debt plan and his fiscal cliff plan and the debt ceiling plan. what was he trying to do? >> guest: he was trying t